Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty

Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1940)Cast and Crew

Movie

Cast

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Jack Beresford
as Self - Rower, Britain (uncredited)
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Ralf Berzsenyi
as Self - Small-Bore Rifle, Hungary (uncredited)
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Ferenc Csík
as Self - Swimmer, Hungary (uncredited)
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Richard Degener
as Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)
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Willemijntje den Ouden
as Self - Swimmer, Holland (uncredited)
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Charles des Jammonières
as Self - Free Pistol, France (uncredited)
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Velma Dunn
as Self - Platfom Diver, USA (uncredited)
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Konrad Frey
as Self - Gymnastics, Germany (uncredited)
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Marjorie Gestring
as Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)
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Albert Greene
as Self - Springboard Diver, USA (uncredited)
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Tetsuo Hamuro
as Self - 1st Place: 200m Breaststroke, Japan (uncredited)
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Josef Hasenöhrl
as Self - Single Sculls Rower, Austria (uncredited)
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Heinz Hax
as Self - Rapid-Fire Pistol, Germany (uncredited)
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Adolf Hitler
as Self (uncredited)
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Alois Hudec
as Self - Gymnastics, Czechoslovakia (uncredited)
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Cornelius Johnson
as Self - High Jump Winner (uncredited)
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Adolph Kiefer
as Self - Swimmer, USA (uncredited)
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Masaji Kiyokawa
as Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
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Shōzō Makino
as Self - Swimmer, Japan (uncredited)
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Glenn Morris
as Self - Decathlon, USA (uncredited)
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Rolf Wernicke
as Narrator (uncredited)

Crew

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Leni Riefenstahl
Director
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Herbert Windt
Original Music Composer
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Leni Riefenstahl
Producer
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Leni Riefenstahl
Editor
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Albert Kling
Director of Photography
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Willy Hameister
Director of Photography
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Walter Gronostay
Music
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Hans Ertl
Underwater Director of Photography
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Werner Hundhausen
Director of Photography
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Hugo O. Schulze
Director of Photography
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Fritz von Friedl
Director of Photography
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Walter Hege
Director of Photography
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Wilfried Basse
Director of Photography
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Andor von Bàrsy
Director of Photography
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Hans Karl Gottschalk
Director of Photography
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Heinz von Jaworsky
Director of Photography
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Walter Traut
Production Manager
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Hans Scheib
Director of Photography
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Richard Groschopp
Director of Photography
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Kurt Neubert
Director of Photography
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Ernst Kunstmann
Director of Photography
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Otto Lantschner
Director of Photography
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Károly Vass
Director of Photography
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Walter Frentz
Director of Photography
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Erich Nitzschmann
Director of Photography
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Willy Zielke
Director of Photography
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Hugo von Kaweczynski
Director of Photography
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Guzzi Lantschner
Director of Photography
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Leni Riefenstahl
Writer
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Alexander von Lagorio
Director of Photography

Olympia Collection

Commissioned to make a propaganda film about the 1936 Olympic Games in Germany, director Leni Riefenstahl created a celebration of the human form. Part one, Festival of the Nations, captures a renowned introduction that compares modern Olympians to classical Greek heroes, and goes on to provide thrilling in-the-moment coverage of some of the games' most celebrated moments, including African-American athlete Jesse Owens winning a then-unprecedented four gold medals. Part two, The Festival of Beauty, concentrates on individual athletes such as equestrians, gymnasts, and swimmers, climaxing with American Glenn Morris' performance in the decathalon and the games' majestic closing ceremonies.